Overview
ZIM operates 113 container ships with a combined capacity of 698,193 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), 2% of the world liner fleet, according to the Alphaliner Top 100.[1] Of that capacity, 92,934 TEU on 15 ships is owned and 605,259 TEU on 98 ships is chartered in, so chartered tonnage accounts for 86.7% of its fleet.[1] Its orderbook of 245,216 TEU on 32 ships equals 35% of its current capacity.[1] Alphaliner’s ZIM figure includes Gold Star Line.[1] ZIM charters 86.7% of its capacity, the highest chartered share in the top ten, and owns ships totalling only 92,934 TEU.[1] This asset-light model lets it adjust capacity as charters expire but exposes it to charter rates.
ZIM strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Flexible chartered fleet
- Tenth-largest carrier
- Includes Gold Star Line
Limitations
- Highest chartered share in the top ten
- Small owned fleet
- Charter costs can rise sharply
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ZIM peers and competitors
Companies ranked in the same lists as ZIM.
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company)- KMTC
- Ningbo Ocean Shipping
- RCL (Regional Container Line)
- China United Lines
- Emirates Shipping Line
- TS Lines
- Sinokor
- IRISL
- DP World
Global Feeder Shipping- SITC
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